[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2855-H2859]
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF S. 475, JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE 
                                DAY ACT

  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 479 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 479

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider in the House the bill (S. 475) to amend 
     title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National 
     Independence Day as a legal public holiday. All points of 
     order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill 
     shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
     provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any 
     amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
     except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled 
     by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform or their respective designees; and (2) 
     one motion to commit.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania is 
recognized for 1 hour.
  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the 
customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Reschenthaler), pending which I yield myself such time as I may 
consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time is yielded 
for the purpose of debate only.


                             General Leave

  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members be 
given 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, today, the Committee on Rules met and 
reported a rule, House Resolution 479, providing for consideration of 
S. 475, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, under a closed 
rule.
  The rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform and one motion to recommit.
  Mr. Speaker, we are here today to consider an important and timely 
bill, S. 475, which parallels H.R. 1320 introduced by our colleague, 
Sheila Jackson Lee from Texas. This bill would make Juneteenth a 
Federal holiday.
  We are happy and not a little surprised to see that the Senate was 
able to quickly pass this bill with unanimous consent. It is not every 
day that one sees the Senate move more quickly than the House, and it 
is my hope that today the House of Representatives would be able to act 
with similar swiftness.
  Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June 19th, celebrates a seminal moment 
in Black American history, and it is well past time that our country 
recognizes the importance of this day by making it a Federal holiday.
  While the Emancipation Proclamation outlawed slavery in the South, 
and the Civil War effectively ended with the surrender of the 
Confederacy in April of 1865 at Appomattox, slavery did not immediately 
end throughout the United States.
  During the Civil War, many slaveholders migrated to Texas to avoid 
conflict and continued to hold Black Americans in bondage after the 
formal end of the Civil War.
  On June 19, 1865, Union troops finally arrived in Galveston Bay, 
Texas, to ensure that slaves were freed, a full 2\1/2\

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years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President 
Lincoln.
  On that date, Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 
3, which announced that, in accordance with the Emancipation 
Proclamation, all slaves are free.
  In the years following, Black Texans began to celebrate Juneteenth, 
also known as Emancipation Day, Jubilee Day, and Juneteenth 
Independence Day. Over time, they developed time-honored traditions for 
celebration, including parades, cookouts, family reunions, prayer 
gatherings, historic and cultural readings, and musical performances. 
As Texans emigrated to other parts of the United States, those 
traditions came with them and became enshrined in Black communities 
across our country.
  Today, Juneteenth is celebrated by communities throughout the United 
States. Forty-eight States and the District of Columbia recognize 
Juneteenth. It is time for the Federal Government to do the same.
  My own district in southeastern Pennsylvania takes great pride in its 
Juneteenth celebrations. From parades and flag raisings and picnics to 
musical performances and community gatherings, our community will 
celebrate at dozens of events throughout the district this weekend.
  On a planning call this week for one of our local celebrations, a 
resident from the Eastwick neighborhood in southwest Philadelphia 
proclaimed that ``Juneteenth is the holy grail'' of celebrations for 
the community because it represents America's true day of freedom.
  Upon hearing the news that this bill would come up for passage today, 
one of my staffers said: ``As an African-American woman raising five 
beautiful children, it would mean so much to make Juneteenth a Federal 
holiday. . . . It allows people to reflect on what my ancestors had to 
deal with. It gives the history of how they fought and continued to 
fight as they passed the torch on to the next generation.''
  Another community member just shared: ``I hope this provides an 
accessible, teachable moment so people across the country can talk with 
their neighbors about why we need this holiday and how it helps to 
address the erasure of Black contributions to humanity and history.''
  I know that this move to make Juneteenth a Federal holiday will mean 
so much to members of the Black community in my district, and I am so 
excited to have the great honor of returning home to celebrate this 
weekend after we pass this bill.
  Juneteenth, like many of our other Federal celebrations, serves as a 
day of remembrance and reflection and a celebration of emancipation and 
freedom.
  So, as we consider the rule today, and as we approach this year's 
Juneteenth celebrations, I ask my colleagues in this Chamber to think 
and reflect on our Nation's complicated history, the events that led us 
to where we are, and what we need to do to reckon with our past and 
continue to work toward creating a more equitable and inclusive 
society.
  America has historically failed to fully address the horrors of the 
abuse wrought upon enslaved people during the early years of our 
country, and to this day, we live with the long-term effects and 
consequences of slavery in America.
  Racism, both interpersonal and institutional, continues to plague our 
country. And despite monumental efforts, from the Civil War to the 
civil rights movement and beyond, to get our Nation to live up to the 
ideals proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, Black Americans 
still face disparate treatment and disparate outcomes across our 
society, from housing and healthcare to education and the workplace.
  To move forward with the work of dismantling institutional racism 
that continues to disenfranchise Black Americans, it is essential that 
we start by looking critically at how we get here.

  If we all truly commit ourselves to striving toward a more perfect 
Union, where all people are not only legally equal but actually have a 
fair shot at achieving the American Dream, we must recognize our 
current failings and take the necessary steps to end racial 
discrimination, the racial wealth gap, and racial injustices in our 
social, economic, environmental, and judicial institutions.
  While some may feel that making Juneteenth a Federal holiday is a 
purely symbolic act, symbols hold power. Holidays hold power.
  While millions of Americans already celebrate Juneteenth and use the 
day to reflect on our collective past and future, this is an important 
step to formally commemorate a crucial part of our culture and history 
that for too long has been canceled.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues on other meaningful 
steps we can take to honor the legacy of enslaved people who 
contributed so much to our history and to address the lasting impacts 
of this cruel chapter in our history that still persist today.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentlewoman 
from Pennsylvania (Ms. Scanlon) for yielding me the customary 30 
minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the rule before us today provides for consideration of 
S. 475, a bipartisan bill establishing a national holiday on June 19, 
known as Juneteenth National Independence Day. The June 19th date marks 
the date that Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, 
and announced the end of slavery and the Civil War.
  I am honored to stand here with my colleague from Pennsylvania as the 
Battle of Gettysburg, of course, took place in Pennsylvania, involving 
the largest number of Civil War casualties, and marked the turning 
point of the war.
  In fact, Mr. Speaker, the Keystone State played a crucial part in the 
Civil War. My State provided over 350,000 soldiers and sailors, more 
than any other Northern State except New York. Pennsylvania also served 
as a vital resource for military equipment and food for the Union Army. 
As I already mentioned, the Commonwealth was the site of the world's 
largest battle, that of Gettysburg.
  So, it probably comes as no surprise that Pennsylvania already 
recognizes Juneteenth. In fact, since 1980, 47 States, including, as I 
said, my home State of Pennsylvania, as well as the District of 
Columbia, have issued legislation recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday 
or as a day of observance.
  Designating June 19 as a national holiday would increase awareness 
and education on Juneteenth; it would celebrate Black history and 
culture; and it would recognize the Americans who fought and died to 
end slavery.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, I now recognize my distinguished colleague, 
the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security in the House Committee on the Judiciary. Representative Sheila 
Jackson Lee is a tremendous advocate and leader in the fight for racial 
equity and an inspiration to many of our colleagues, including myself. 
Coming from the great State of Texas, she is all too familiar with the 
history and importance of Juneteenth for African Americans and for all 
Americans to recognize and reconcile our history.
  In Congress' past, Representative Jackson Lee led the charge to 
recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday by introducing legislation 
to federally recognize this historic day. In the 117th Congress, she, 
again, introduced H.R. 1320, which I understand formed the basis for 
the Senate bill.
  Through the tireless work of her and her Senate colleagues, we now 
have the privilege of voting on this historic legislation. I applaud 
the tremendous work of the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. How humbled I am to be on the floor of the House 
with fellow Americans who can speak eloquently about the history that 
is so deeply seated in my history and the history of so many Americans.
  How honored I am, Congresswoman Scanlon, that you come from the great 
State of Pennsylvania that has a storied history. For some of us, we 
remember Gettysburg, but there are many other aspects, which I have had 
the privilege of visiting.

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  I always say to America: Learn America. It is a beautiful place, but 
it is a historic place.
  To my friend from Pennsylvania, the manager and Rules Committee 
member, how honored I am to have you, a fellow Pennsylvanian, in terms 
of the minority's manager, on the floor today. You know full well the 
fight of the Union soldiers, and I am sure that you have in your 
constituency or in the State descendants of those fights.
  Mr. Speaker, I can stand here today to say, with Senator Markey, 
Senator Cornyn, Senator Smith, and my colleague of long-suffering,   
Danny Davis, who began this journey with me, the act or the thought of 
racial divide crushes to the floor on this bright and sunny day as we 
bring from the Senate the legislation that I offered, H.R. 1320, in the 
form of S. 475, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, companion 
legislation to H.R. 1320 in the House.
  The House was the leader, although I am always glad to embrace the 
dynamic leadership of the Senate. We have over 160 more sponsors 
coming, bipartisan sponsors.
  My good friend and colleague from Texas, Randy Weber, actually 
represents Galveston, and I want to share his name on the floor.

                              {time}  1445

  But I introduce this to make Juneteenth a Federal holiday to 
commemorate the end of chattel slavery, America's original sin, and to 
bring about celebration, crushing racial divide down to a point of 
unity to this Earth, and it is because of the perseverance, the 
strength of our mutual communities, African Americans that struggle for 
equality.
  Now, I would be remiss if I did not at least appoint that slavery was 
real. These are the brutal backs upon which the whip went over and over 
and over again, not only men, women, children, possibly, as history 
recounts.
  The history is limited because it is slave narrative, that I might 
very humbly and respectfully say, those stories are in broken English. 
But I remember one where a woman slave said to a husband that had been 
either taken away or had been a freed slave to another plantation; she 
said, Husband, come back, come back, they are about to sell me and your 
children to different places. That is what this moment in time in 
history represents for us.
  But look where we are today. Look where we are. In the midst of what 
people have described as racial divide, we have now come to a place 
where we acknowledge the 47 States that have done a celebratory, 
unified, and multicultural celebration of Juneteenth. Let me tell you 
why, just for a moment.
  Juneteenth is as significant to African Americans as it will be to 
Americans because we, too, are Americans, and it means freedom.
  Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, General Granger found himself on the 
shores of Galveston--Senator Cornyn and myself will be in Galveston 
this very Juneteenth. How coincidental. Can you imagine, how short I 
am, I will be standing maybe taller than Senator Cornyn, forgive me for 
that, because it will be such an elevation of joy, but we will be there 
for a historic celebration.
  But Juneteenth came in June of 1865, and shortly thereafter, in the 
next few months, the 13th Amendment declared slavery unconstitutional 
in the United States. I think it is important to read these words. 
These are the words of General Granger, coming all the way from 
Washington, D.C., of General Order No. 3.
  You know, we like legislation, but I will tell you, can you imagine 
all of the slaves who were not free 2 extra years? They gathered 
around, they knew something was happening. There was no telegram and 
there was no cyber, there was no email or tweets.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, the people of Texas are informed that, 
in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United 
States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of 
rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and 
the connection therefore existing between them becomes that of employer 
and hired labor. It is a day of freedom.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Rules Committee, Chairman McGovern, 
and Ranking Member Cole. I want to thank them for their commitment in 
bringing this to us. I want to thank Majority Leader Hoyer, Speaker 
Pelosi, the whip, Mr. Clyburn, the chairman, Mr. Jeffries, and all of 
the leadership on both sides of the aisle that have brought us to this 
point.
  Mr. Speaker, as a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, the 
Chair of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
and the principal sponsor in the House of the Juneteenth National 
Independence Day Act, I rise in strong and enthusiastic support of the 
Rule and the underlying legislation, S. 475, the Senate companion to 
the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which establishes June 19 
as a federal holiday.
  I applaud the U.S. Senate for passing S. 475, Juneteenth National 
Independence Day Act, companion legislation to H.R. 1320, which I 
introduced to make Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the end 
of chattel slavery, America's Original Sin, and to celebrate the 
perseverance that has been the hallmark of the African American 
struggle for equality.
  I thank Senator Markey of Massachusetts, my senior senator, Senator 
John Cornyn of Texas, and others who spearheaded this effort in the 
Senate, and Senate Majority Leader Schumer for his support and for 
using his legislative skills to ensure the bill was voted on and 
passed.
  Mr. Speaker, now it is time for the House of Representatives to act 
swiftly and bring to the floor, vote on, pass the Juneteenth National 
Independence Day Act, and send it to the desk of President Biden for 
signature.
  With the President's signature, the federal government will join 47 
states in recognizing as a holiday Juneteenth, the day that has been 
celebrated by African Americans for 156 years and has been called 
rightly as 'America's second Independence Day.'
  Let me extend on behalf of all of us who have labored to pass this 
important legislation our deep appreciation to the House leadership, 
particularly Majority Leader Hoyer, for their support which paved the 
way for the House last year to pass by unanimous consent H. Res. 1001, 
the resolution I introduced recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day.
  As I have said many times, Juneteenth is as significant to African 
Americans as July 4 is to all Americans because on that day, June 19, 
155 years ago, General Gordon Granger, the Commanding Officer of the 
District of Texas, rode into Galveston, Texas and announced the freedom 
of the last American slaves; belatedly freeing 250,000 slaves in Texas 
nearly two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the 
Emancipation Proclamation.
  When General Granger read these words of General Order No. 3 set off 
joyous celebrations of the freedmen and women of Texas:
  ``The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a 
Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are 
free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of 
property between former masters and slaves, and the connection 
therefore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired 
laborer.''
  Juneteenth thus made real to the last persons living under the system 
of chattel slavery, of human bondage, the prophetic words of President 
Abraham Lincoln delivered November 19, 1863, at Gettysburg ``that this 
nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that 
government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not 
perish from the earth.''
  Juneteenth was first celebrated in the Texas state capital in 1867 
under the direction of the Freedmen's Bureau and remains the oldest 
known celebration of slavery's demise, commemorating freedom while 
acknowledging the sacrifices and contributions made by courageous 
African Americans towards making our great nation the more conscious 
and accepting country that it has become.
  Juneteenth is as significant to African Americans as July 4 is to all 
Americans because on that day, June 19, 155 years ago, General Gordon 
Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and announced the freedom of the 
last American slaves; belatedly freeing 250,000 slaves in Texas nearly 
two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation 
Proclamation.
  Juneteenth was first celebrated in the Texas state capital in 1867 
under the direction of the Freedmen's Bureau.
  Today, Juneteenth remains the oldest known celebration of slavery's 
demise. It commemorates freedom while acknowledging the sacrifices and 
contributions made by courageous African Americans towards making our 
great nation the more conscious and accepting country that it has 
become.
  As the nation prepares to celebrate July 4th, our nation's 
independence day, it is a time to reflect on the accomplishments of our 
nation and its people.

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  General Granger's reading of this order ended chattel slavery, a form 
of perpetual servitude that held generations of Africans in bondage in 
the United States for two-hundred and forty-eight years and opened a 
new chapter in American history.
  Recognizing the importance of this date, former slaves coined the 
word ``Juneteenth'' to mark the occasion with a celebrations the first 
of which occurred in the Texas state capital in 1867 under the 
direction of the Freedmen's Bureau.
  Juneteenth was and is a living symbol of freedom for people who did 
not have it.
  Juneteenth remains the oldest known celebration of slavery's demise.
  It commemorates freedom while acknowledging the sacrifices and 
contributions made by courageous African Americans towards making our 
great nation the more conscious and accepting country that it has 
become.
  The celebration of Juneteenth followed the most devastating conflict 
in our country's history, in the aftermath of a civil war that pitted 
brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor and threatened to 
tear the fabric of our union apart forever that America truly became 
the land of the free and the home of the brave.
  The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, ``Freedom is never 
free,'' and African American labor leader A. Phillip Randolph often 
said ``Freedom is never given. It is won.''
  Truer words were never spoken.
  We should all recognize the power and the ironic truth of those 
statements, and we should pause to remember the enormous price paid by 
all Americans in our country's quest to realize its promise.
  Juneteenth honors the end of the 400 years of suffering African 
Americans endured under slavery and celebrates the legacy of 
perseverance that has become the hallmark of the African American 
experience in the struggle for equality.
  In recent years, a number of National Juneteenth Organizations have 
arisen to take their place alongside older organizations--all with the 
mission to promote and cultivate knowledge and appreciation of African 
American history and culture.
  Juneteenth celebrates African American freedom while encouraging 
self-development and respect for all cultures.
  But it must always remain a reminder to us all that liberty and 
freedom are precious birthrights of all Americans, which must be 
jealously guarded and preserved for future generations.
  I urge all members to support the rule and the underlying 
legislation.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my 
time. I would like to thank my good friend and colleague from Texas 
(Ms. Jackson Lee) for the kind words for my home State of Pennsylvania, 
and for recognizing the descendants of those who fought to end slavery, 
especially those in Pennsylvania.
  Additionally, I would like to commend her on working on the House 
companion for, from what I am understanding, years and years. So this 
certainly says volumes about the work she put into the bill, and I 
would just like to thank her.
  Mr. Speaker, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation 
in 1863, but it took 2\1/2\ years for slaves in Texas to learn of their 
freedom. S. 475 will finally designate June 19 as a national holiday 
and highlight the important history and contribution of Black Americans 
and those who fought and died to end slavery.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I 
want to echo the remarks of my distinguished colleague, Representative 
Sheila Jackson Lee, in mentioning Pennsylvania's history in this 
moment. I want to highlight Philadelphia's role in our Nation's 
abolitionist movement, the Quakers, Lucretia Mott, who embraced that 
movement and pushed this country forward, the role of our residents in 
fighting and winning the Civil War, and being the birthplace of 
American ideals at Independence Hall.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that in passing this rule and the underlying bill 
we will take a collective step forward in achieving those goals that 
all Americans are equal under the law, treated fairly in our schools, 
our workplaces, our courts, and our public institutions.
  Symbols hold power. Holidays hold power. While millions of Americans 
already celebrate Juneteenth and use the day to reflect on our 
collective past and future, this is an important step to formally 
commemorate a crucial part of our culture and history. I urge, again, 
that all my colleagues vote for the rule and the underlying bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the 
previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the adoption of the 
resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 214, 
nays 208, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 163]

                               YEAS--214

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Suozzi
     Swalwell
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--208

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia (CA)
     Gibbs
     Gimenez
     Gohmert
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez (OH)
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
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                             NOT VOTING--8

     Craig
     Donalds
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Jacobs (CA)
     McHenry
     Moore (WI)
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Roy

                              {time}  1523

  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. STEFANIK, and Mrs. HINSON changed 
their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Mr. NADLER changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated against:
  Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, 
I would have voted ``nay'' on Roll Call No. 163.


    members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress

     Barragan (Gallego)
     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Cleaver (Davids (KS))
     DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA))
     Gaetz (Greene (GA))
     Granger (Arrington)
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     Hoyer (Brown)
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     Lieu (Raskin)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     Meng (Clark (MA))
     Mullin (Lucas)
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     Ruiz (Aguilar)
     Rush (Underwood)
     Sewell (DelBene)
     Sherrill (Pallone)
     Speier (Scanlon)
     Strickland (Kilmer)
     Wilson (FL) (Hayes)

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